... development base = (1) the main part of something: 'Most of the paints we produce have an oil base.' (2) the lowest part of something: 'The base of the column is made of marble.' basis = the very ... two children in the age of and 12 years They have two children aged and 12 They have two children, and 12 years of age When you mention two ages after a noun, use either of the following: aged ... students 23 Only small numbers of students will be admitted will be admitted amount of + uncountable noun number of + plural countable noun Compare: 'an amount of money', 'a number of coins'...

... lots of young boys and girls dancing to pop music Then we danced with the music of 'Grease' Then we danced to the music of 'Grease' dance to a particular type/piece of music: 'What type of music ... a job In spite of my qualifications, I couldn't get a job despite sth (WITHOUT of) : 'Despite the heat, she wouldn't take her coat off.' in spite of sth (WITH of ): 'In spite of the heat, she ... is produced by a particular society or group of societies: 'Visitors to Singapore discover a happy marriage of western and oriental cultures.' 'The Samba is an important part of Brazilian culture.'...

... front of the hotel.' part X A part of the difficulty was caused I Part of the difficulty was caused by her poor English by her poor English It is unusual to use a before part of unless part of ... the most part of the continent X For the most part of his life he was devoted I For most of his life he was devoted to his work to his work most of (NOT most part of) : 'She spent most of the morning ... adjective in front of it Compare: 'Lack of money was part of the problem.' 'Lack of money was a large part of the problem.' X The country I The country is vast and occupies most of the continent...

... Many of these children grow in an atmosphere ,/ Many of these children violence I of violence grow up in an atmosphere of grow = (1) (of children, animals, plants etc) develop or get bigger as part ... came toa o c ' hand X ,/ X The future of millions of people should not be in the hand of one man ,/ The future of millions of people should not be in the hands of one man f in tl')~ hl!nds 9f (ptyral),o= ... grade X I By the end of the war he had been promoted to the grade of captain By the end of the war he had been promoted to the rank of captain Soldiers, sailors, police officers etc have different...

... a particular place (NOT see): 'If you stand where I am, you get a much better view.' violence See X / POINT OF VIEW Some of these films are full of the violence Some of these films are full of ... I It's one of the most unique pieces of architecture in Spain It's one of the most unusual pieces of architecture in Spain Unique usually describes something that is the only one of its kind: ... view of life me a wide view of life X The magazine gives wide descriptions ,f The magazine gives broad descriptions of market trends of market trends broad view/picture/description/outline (of...

... with Yours faithfully youth X There'lI be a lot of youths to enjoy yourself at the party and so you should / There'lI be a lot of young people at the party and so you should be able to enjoy yourself ... overtake overtook overtaken overtaking overthrow overthrew overthrown overthrowing partake partook partaken partaking pay 2/3 paid paying prove proved proved or proven proving put 2/3 put putting ... considered as a group in society: 'The youth of industrialized nations need to be made aware of global problems.' The usual phrase for 'people between the ages of about fifteen and twenty' is young...

... group of officials were at the airport to salute the visitors A group of officials were at the airport to welcome the visitors salute (of members of the armed forces) make a formal sign of respect, ... sort of question I hate people who ask those sorts of question/so See note at sound KIND OF FEEL NORTH There are hundreds of millions of stars in the space There are hundreds of millions of stars ... piece of, bit of, slice of, cup of, etc: Sometimes it may be possible to use a countable noun instead Compare: They gave her two pieces of useful information For breakfast I had three pieces of...